

![]() | Project title | Do you have a blind spot and if so, how can you determine your blind spot?![]() |
| Difficulty Level | Elementary school | |
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Description | ||
| One of the most dramatic experiments to perform is the demonstration of the blind spot. The blind spot is the area on the retina without receptors that respond to light. Therefore an image that falls on this region will NOT be seen. It is in this region that the optic nerve exits the eye on its way to the brain. To find your blind spot, look at the image below or draw it on a piece of paper: | ||
Materials | ||
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Brief Instructions | ||
| [Please see third-party website for instructions] | ||